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What to Read This Spring

JL;DR SUMMARY Rivka Bennun Kay offers a curated list of books to read in the spring, each catering to different moods and interests. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureAllegra Goodman18fortyWilla CatherFrank O'haraBook RecommendationsJane AustenSpring ReadingClaire KeeganBetty Smith

Places mentioned

Israel
"As an immigrant to Israel, one of the things I miss the most about America is its seasons."
New York, United States
"In New York, where I grew up, autumn was marked by its changing colors, and spring brought with it bright green pastures and good moods."
Ireland
"Foster is a novella about a young girl who is sent to live with foster parents in rural Ireland."
United Kingdom
"follows Emma as she meddles in the lives of her neighbors in a small English village, getting nearly everything wrong with the greatest possible confidence."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"look no further than A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Possibly THE coming-of-age novel of the first half of the 20th century, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn follows Francie Nolan, a girl growing up in the tenements of Williamsburg in the 1910s."

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